Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-18
eloquent speech, and thanked the con-
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ventioI for the honor.
Mr.. Scott of Galveston wished to thank
the Legislature fer submitting the Ques-
ton. He was promptly squelched.
a motion that all subsequent motions
be made in writing was adopted.
4. Grant, colored delegate from Aus
tin, was invited to speak, and made 8
ringing address. He pledged that if the
white men would do their duty, the col
ored msn representing the 434 QUO COlored
people of Texas would do their part
His speech was certainly creditsble
one, doing honor to his race and giving
prohibition a boost.
number of letters were read from
prominent ProhibitioDists throughout the
state, notably from the drOuth district,
where many of the people were too poor
to send in person. long letter was
read from some crank our west and
fled.
W. K. Holman moved that the chair ap-
point state executive Committee, COZ
sisting of one from each congressional
district, to manage the general conduct
OF the coming campaign.
Dr.. Carroll then said that the commit
tee on plan of campaign would provide
for an executive committee.
Rev D. Msthie, German minister,
| being called upon, addressed the conven-
ton in 8 short bat earnest speech on the
rela ion of the German element TO pro-
hiDitIOn.
Rev. DR.. Mitchell, chairman of the
committee to select committee on plan
Of campaign, reported the following
| names SIS their selection for a committee:
First Congressional district, F. NJ. Law;
Gu,Dott. VbirI
Jones; Fourth, W. F. Ward: Fifth, G.
w. Rogers; Sixth, NJ Il. Nicely; Seventh,
J. D. Scott; Eighth, T. L. Juhnsop;
Ninth, B. H. Carroll; Tenth, w. IL.
! Brooker; Eleventh, Randolph Clark.
Ga motion the report Of the committee
was adopted.
Rev. W. r. Mems from, the committee,
on arranging programme, reported 4br
the benefit Of the c0lOred delegates ami
| the people generally, that r v. Z. 4
! Grant and a. TayI0r would address them
! tonight.
Ga motion the convention adjourned to
meet again at 80 tO-0ight.
| No business va. disposed Of tonight.
| 4 very large crowd assembled and the
opera house WAS flied 10 It's utmost Ca-
| p4city' TIE committee appointed his
| tfFilhE ~ a. q p -. S1.il NV 4Ol W.
! night selected some Of tie most psumi-
! neat men from the delegation to address
! the audience, among whom we're Rev. DR..
| Rodgers of Sherman, Rev. n, II. Nicely Of
! Terrell end Rev. John W. HEIDI. regent
Of the Southwestern Uaiversity OF Geo, g.
! town. Ali The speakers made biief 6ul
! earnest address j and stated 10 the dele
| rates tue momentous question Trey were
| fighting, and cautioned them 10 form wise
and prudent plans for the coming cam
paigu.
Mrs Carrie L. Cox reci,ed a poem Ell
| titled: ''No License to Pave the Dark
Pathway 70 He'll " Her powers Of elocu-
ton are suprt me, and her recitation was
highly appreciated and won loud ap-
plsuse.
Before the conYen ion adjourned q sub
scrpuon for campaign fund was taken
un, and various sums ranging from So to
$500 were subscribed and aggregating in
ali $3.50.
CONVENTION NOTES.
Judge II. D. Prendrrgast of Mexia, a
leading lawyer of Texas, is in attend
ance.
The colored delegates are well pleased
| with the convention. They say that many
Of their people are going to vote tor pro-
hibitiol.
a great deal Of time wss lost by the
| stupidity Of the motion TO appoint COM
miJtees oy congressional districts.
A large NUMBER Of Woman's Christian
| Temperance Union ladies are in attend
anCe. Mrs Fry, Leading Woman's
Christian Temperance Union worker Of
San Antonio, is present.
| II ia clearly Sfpn that IAp convention IL
| shaping its proceedings in line with the
position THE GAZETTB has taken and it
| has placed itself on record as & strictly
nOn-religIOus, nOn-politjCa', n2n-seC-
tartan body. There are many preachers
| here, but they are men Of judgment
and are unequiv0cal in their statements
that this is not Q religious crusade. Men
| who have no connection with the church,
but who are IN favor Of prohibition, are
much gratified at the very sensible pO-
sitiOn that has been by common consent
taken on this phase Of the question. 1t
will do the cause Of prohibition great
deal of good
There are many editors here from
different parts Of the state. Colonel II.
V. Hamilton of the Tyler R porter,
Colonel f. L. Denison Of the Bolton Re-
porter, James o Jones of the Kosse Cy-
| clone, j. II. P. Shirley of the Parker
County News, Kit Williams of the Sun
day School Times, and others whose
names the reporter could not learn, are
members of the convention.
1t is fine looking body Of men, and
| there is 3 cast to it that is enough TO
cause the liquor interests to tTemble.
They are earnest, honest, brave and
| aggressive men.